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Psalm 18:24–26

24  So the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,

according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

25  With vthe merciful you show yourself merciful;

with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;

26  with the purified you show yourself pure;

and with wthe crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.

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Psalm 18:24–26 — The New International Version (NIV)

24 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,

according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

25 To the faithful you show yourself faithful,

to the blameless you show yourself blameless,

26 to the pure you show yourself pure,

but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.

Psalm 18:24–26 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

24 Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness,

According to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful;

With an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

26 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure;

And with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

Psalm 18:24–26 — New Living Translation (NLT)

24 The Lord rewarded me for doing right.

He has seen my innocence.

25 To the faithful you show yourself faithful;

to those with integrity you show integrity.

26 To the pure you show yourself pure,

but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.

Psalm 18:24–26 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

24 Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,

According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

25 With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful;

With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;

26 With the pure You will show Yourself pure;

And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.

Psalm 18:24–26 — New Century Version (NCV)

24 The Lord rewarded me because I did what was right,

because I did what the Lord said was right.

25 Lord, you are loyal to those who are loyal,

and you are good to those who are good.

26 You are pure to those who are pure,

but you are against those who are bad.

Psalm 18:24–26 — American Standard Version (ASV)

24 Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness,

According to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

25 With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful;

With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;

26 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure;

And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.

Psalm 18:24–26 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

24 And Jehovah hath recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. 25 With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; with the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright; 26 With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; and with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.

Psalm 18:24–26 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

24 The Lord paid me back 

because of my righteousness, 

because he can see that my hands are clean. 

25 ⸤In dealing⸥ with faithful people you are faithful, 

with innocent people you are innocent, 

26 with pure people you are pure. 

⸤In dealing⸥ with devious people you are clever. 

Psalm 18:24–26 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

24 So the Lord repaid me

according to my righteousness,

according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

25 With the faithful

You prove Yourself faithful;

with the blameless man

You prove Yourself blameless;

26 with the pure

You prove Yourself pure,

but with the crooked

You prove Yourself shrewd.

Psalm 18:24–26 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

24 Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,

according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

25 With the loyal you show yourself loyal;

with the blameless you show yourself blameless;

26 with the pure you show yourself pure;

and with the crooked you show yourself perverse.

Psalm 18:24–26 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

24 Therefore Yahweh has repaid me according to my righteousness,

according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

25 To the loyal you show yourself loyal.

To the blameless you show yourself blameless.

26 To the pure you show yourself pure.

but to the wicked you show yourself shrewd.

Psalm 18:24–26 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

24 The Lord has rewarded me for doing what is right.

He has rewarded me because I haven’t done anything wrong.

25 Lord, to those who are faithful you show that you are faithful.

To those who are without blame you show that you are without blame.

26 To those who are pure you show that you are pure.

But to those whose paths are crooked you show that you are clever.

Psalm 18:24–26 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

24 Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,

According to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes.

25 With the kind You show Yourself kind;

With the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

26 With the pure You show Yourself pure,

And with the crooked You show Yourself astute.


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